Tightened to 16 entries from last year’s 24, the Premieres rep some of the higher-profile films at Sundance, often coming with known directors and casts and occasionally with distribution already in place. The Premieres section is based at the fest’s largest venue, the Eccles.

In addition to the Premieres and the competition titles revealed Wednesday, Sundance disclosed the remainder of its 118-feature lineup, including entries in the expanded Spectrum, Park City at Midnight and Frontier.

As previously announced, fest will open with the world premiere of the Australian clay-animation feature “Mary and Max,” in which Philip Seymour Hoffman and Toni Collette voice the leading roles. The Salt Lake City gala the following night will be the world preem of R.J. Cutler docu “The September Issue,” a competition entry about Vogue editor Anna Wintour and the creation of a single issue of the magazine.

Closing-night film will be another world premiere, “Earth Days,” a docu about the history of environmental deterioration that will be shown nationally on PBS in conjunction with Earth Day.

Sundance Film Festival director Geoffrey Gilmore revealed there will be one sneak preview from a major director at some point during the fest. All but one of the Premieres titles, “Rudo and Cursi,” will be seen in their world premieres.

PREMIERES

“Adventureland,” directed and written by Greg Mottola, stars Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds and Bill Hader in the story of a college grad who gets a job at an amusement park. A Miramax release.

“Brooklyn’s Finest,” directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Michael C. Martin, is a drama about three Brooklyn cops who come together at the same deadly location. With Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Don Cheadle and Ellen Barkin.

“Earth Days,” directed by Robert Stone, is a documentary look at environmental issues through the eyes of nine Americans who helped launch the environmental movement. Made for PBS by WGBH Boston.

“Endgame” (U.K.), directed by Pete Travis and written by Paula Milne, is a political thriller in which a businessman tries to find a solution to apartheid in South Africa by instigating covert talks between the African National Congress and white intellectuals. William Hurt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jonny Lee Miller and Mark Strong star.

“500 Days of Summer,” directed by Marc Webb and written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, concerns a forlorn young man (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) who sifts through his relationship with his girlfriend (Zooey Deschanel) to determine what went wrong. A Fox Searchlight release.

“I Love You Philip Morris,” directed and written by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, is based on the true story of Texas con artist Steven Jay Russell. Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor, Leslie Mann and Rodrigo Santoro star.

“The Informers,” directed by Gregor Jordan and written by Bret Easton Ellis and Nicholas Zarecki, is an adaptation of Ellis’ novel about the rich and decadent in ’80s Los Angeles. With Billy Bob Thornton, Kim Basinger, Winona Ryder and Mickey Rourke. A Senator release.

“In the Loop” (U.K.), directed by Armando Iannucci and written by Jesse Armstrong and Simon Blackwell, is a satire about the special relationship between U.S. and Britain politicos that hastened the launch of the Iraq war. Peter Capaldi, James Gandolfini and Tom Hollander star.

“Manure,” directed by Michael Polish and written and Mark and Michael Polish, is a hypervisual comedy about early ’60s manure salesmen. With Tea Leoni, Billy Bob Thornton and Kyle MacLachlan.

“Mary and Max” (Australia), directed and written by Adam Elliot, is a clay-animation feature about unlikely pen pals, one a lonely 8-year-old Melbourne girl, the other a corpulent 44-year-old New York man. With the voices of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toni Collette and Barry Humphries.

“The Messenger,” directed by Oren Moverman and written by Alessandro Camon and Moverman, concerns the bond between two soldiers in the Army Casualty Notification department. Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone, Eamonn Walker and Steve Buscemi star.

“Moon” (U.K.), directed by Duncan Jones and written by Nathan Parker, about the adversity faced by an astronaut (Sam Rockwell) about to return to Earth after three years on the moon. With the voice of Kevin Spacey. A Sony release.

“Motherhood,” directed and written by Katherine Dieckmann, follows a day from hell for a Manhattan mother of two. Uma Thurman, Minnie Driver and Anthony Edwards topline.

“Rudo and Cursi” (Mexico), directed and written by Carlos Cuaron, is a Spanish-language feature about two brothers who are rivals in pro soccer. Diego Luna, Gael Garcia Bernal and Guillermo Francella star.

“Shrink,” directed by Jonas Pate and written by Thomas Moffett, concerns an L.A. celebrity psychiatrist who loses his ability to help his patients after a personal tragedy. Features Kevin Spacey, Keke Palmer, Mark Webber and Saffron Burrows.

“Spread,” directed by David Mackenzie and written by Jason Dean Hall, follows an L.A. gigolo (Ashton Kutcher) specializing in older women. With Anne Heche.

SPECTRUM

All films in Spectrum are world premieres unless otherwise noted. Dramatic Films

“Against the Current,” directed and written by Peter Callahan, concerns a man who faces the anniversary of his pregnant wife’s death by preparing to swim the length of the Hudson River. With Joseph Fiennes, Justin Kirk, Elizabeth Reaser, Mary Tyler Moore and Michelle Trachtenberg.

“The Anarchist’s Wife” (Germany-Spain), directed by Marie Noelle and Peter Sehr and written by Noelle and Ray Loriga, is a drama about an idealistic lawyer during the Spanish Civil War. North American premiere.

“Barking Water,” directed and written by Sterlin Harjo, concerns the last days of a couple who have had a tumultuous 40-year relationship. With Richard Ray Whitman and Casey Camp-Horinek.

“Children of Invention,” directed and written by Tze Chun, concerns two children forced to fend for themselves after their mother is arrested.

“Everything Strange and New,” directed and written by Frazer Bradshaw, portrays a man’s struggle to deal with family, sexuality and drug addiction.

“Helen” (Canada-Germany), directed and written by Sandra Nettelbeck, follows a successful music professor in the midst of a clinical depression. Ashley Judd and Goran Visnijic star.

“The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle,” directed and written by David Russo, relates the bizarre turn of events in the life of a highly paid man reduced to working as a night janitor.

“Johnny Mad Dog” (France), directed by Jean-Stephane Sauvaire and written by Sauvaire and Jacques Fieschi, centers on a 15-year-old soldier in Africa.

“La Mission,” directed and written by Peter Bratt, is an account of a traditional Latino man’s struggle to deal with his teenage son’s homosexuality in San Francisco’s Mission District. With Benjamin Bratt, Erika Alexander, Jeremy Ray Valdez, Talisa Soto Bratt and Jesse Borrego.

“Lymelife,” directed by Derick Martini and written by Derick and Steven Martini, examines the perils of the American dream through the eyes of a 15-year-old boy in the ’70s. Alec Baldwin, Kieran Culkin, Timothy Hutton, Cynthia Nixon and Emma Roberts star. U.S. premiere.

“The Missing Person,” directed and written by Noah Buschel, is a detective genre piece about a private investigator tailing a man on a train who turns out to be someone presumed dead in the
9/11 attacks. Michael Shannon, Amy Ryan and Frank Wood star.

“Once More With Feeling,” directed by Jeff Lipsky and written by Gina O’Brien, is a midlife crisis comedy about a man who pursues his old ambition to become a singer through karaoke. Features Drea de Matteo, Linda Fiorentino, Chazz Palminteri, Susan Miser and Lauren Bittner.

“The Only Good Indian,” directed by Kevin Willmott and written by Tom Carmody, concerns a Native American teen who’s forced into a special school to assimilate him into white society in early 1900s Kansas. With Wes Studi, Winter Fox Frank and J. Kenneth Campbell.

“Pomegranates and Myrrh” (Palestinian Territories), directed and written by Najwa Najjar, follows the search for freedom by the wife of a Palestinian prisoner. North American premiere.

“The Vicious Kind,” directed and written by Lee Toland Krieger, concerns a troubled young man who reluctantly brings his brother and new girlfriend to Thanksgiving dinner at the home of his estranged father. Features Brittany Snow, Adam Scott, J.K. Simmons and Alex Frost.

“World’s Greatest Dad,” directed and written by Bobcat Goldthwait, is a dark satire about a high school poetry teacher (Robin Williams) who realizes the things you want may not be what make you happy.

DOCUMENTARY SPOTLIGHT

“It Might Get Loud,” directed by Davis Guggenheim, sees the Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White relate the history of the electric guitar. U.S. premiere.

“No Impact Man,” directed by Laura Gabbert and Justin Schein, follows the affluent Manhattan Beavan family’s attempt to live a life of no-net environmental impact for one year.

“Passing Strange,” directed by Spike Lee, is a film of the Broadway musical starring Stew.

“Tyson,” directed by James Toback, is an up-close portrait of former boxer Mike Tyson. North American premiere.

“Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy,” directed by Robert Townsend, is an investigation and celebration of 400 years of black comedy. With Chris Rock, Bill Cosby, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Steve Harvey and Dick Gregory.

“Wounded Knee,” directed by Stanley Nelson and written by Marcia Smith, is a history of the tragic 1890 South Dakota Indian massacre and its ramifications.

“The Yes Men Fix the World” (France-U.S.), directed by Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno and Kurt Engfehr, looks at two audacious provocateurs who sneak into corporate events to expose crime and hypocrisy.

“Dead Snow” (Norway), directed by Tommy Wirkola and written by Wirkola and Stig Frode Henriksen, is a horror-suspenser about party-minded teens taking on a Nazi-zombie battalion in ski country. North American premiere.

“Grace,” directed and written by Paul Solet, is a twisted tale of a mother who carries a dead baby to term, with unforeseen consequences.

“The Killing Room,” directed by Jonathan Liebesman and written by Gus Krieger and Ann Peacock, about four people who get in deeper than they imagined when they sign up for a psychological research study. Chloe Sevigny, Peter Stormare, Clea DuVall, Timothy Hutton and Nick Cannon star.

“Mystery Team,” directed by Dan Eckman and written by Dominic Dierkes, Donald Glover and DC Pierson, follows kid detectives known as the Mystery Team who take on a double-murder case.

“Spring Breakdown,” directed by Ryan Shiraki and written by Shiraki and Rachel Dratch, concerns three bored thirtysomethings who decide to spice up their lives by vacationing with college students during spring break. With Rachel Dratch, Amy Poehler, Parker Posey, Will Arnett and Rachel Hamilton.

“White Lightnin’ “ (U.K.), directed by Dominic Murphy and written by Shane Smith and Eddy Moretti, is the outrageous tale of “dancing outlaw” Jesco White.

FRONTIER

“Artist Spotlight: The Works of Maria Marshall,” directed by Marshall, is an immersion in the work of the video artist whose immaculate images probe psychological issues stemming from motherhood and socialization to examine adult anxieties.

“Lunch Break/Exit,” directed by Sharon Lockhart, are two related works which reveal, the first in one long shot, how workers spend their lunch hour at a huge Maine shipyard, and then their departure at day’s end.

“O’er the Land,” directed by Deborah Stratman, a deliberation on the national psyche in the era of elevated threat.

“Stay the Same Never Change,” directed and written by Laurel Nakadate, is a verite mix of fact and fiction featuring a group of amateur Kansas City actors.

“Where Is Where?,” directed by Eija-Liisa Ahtila, is an experimental work about a long-ago murder in Algeria pivoting off the efforts of a poet to write about it.

“You Won’t Miss Me,” directed by Ry Russo-Young, is a study of a 23-year-old social misfit just released from a psychiatric hospital. With Stella Schnabel and Rene Ricard.

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